Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Charlotte → Columbus via Atlanta: arrives on time 78%

  1. 05:30 CLT → 06:42 ATL
    DL 3186 · Delta · 1h 12m · 96% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:30 ATL → 09:02 CMH
    DL 1479 · Delta · 1h 35m · 90% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 3h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip3h 35mCLT 05:30 to CMH 09:02, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.